Cost of living comparison

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Dakar is 2.0 times more expensive than Freetown.

If you lived in Dakar instead of Freetown, you would:

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pay 53.0% more for restaurants

 
Freetown
Dakar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.00
SLL62,908
$8.26
F CFA4,979
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
SLL209,695
$8.26
F CFA4,979
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.30
SLL27,260
$1.45
F CFA875

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pay 6.8% less for groceries

 
Freetown
Dakar
Bread
1 loaf
$0.50
SLL10,485
$0.68
F CFA413
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $6.82
F CFA4,112
Milk (1 gallon) $7.57
SLL158,756
$9.41
F CFA5,676

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

 
Freetown
Dakar
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.83
SLL101,357
$6.06
F CFA3,657
Monthly public transit pass ?? $20.64
F CFA12,449
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
$27,241.56
F CFA16,432,291

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

 
Freetown
Dakar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
$47.86
F CFA28,867
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
$925.69
F CFA558,380
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $50.00
SLL1,048,475
$363.71
F CFA219,394

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Freetown
Dakar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $251.78
F CFA151,874
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $9,059.27
F CFA5,464,614

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pay 41.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Freetown
Dakar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
SLL31,454
$2.48
F CFA1,494
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.74
SLL36,435
$3.91
F CFA2,358
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.00
SLL62,908
$1.32
F CFA797

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pay 4.0 times more for clothing

 
Freetown
Dakar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$10.00
SLL209,695
$59.44
F CFA35,852
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$8.00
SLL167,756
$35.77
F CFA21,578
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$20.00
SLL419,390
$82.22
F CFA49,596

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